CIVIL WAR WIDOW'S PENSION APP. - REBECCA J. HUNTER, WIDOW OF HIRAM HUNTER, 
UNION CO., FL

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Application No.  23405
Pensioner No.  2969


Widow's Pension Claim
Under General Pension Law of Florida

FORM A

State of Florida,}
County of Union}

One this 28th day of December, A. D. One Thousand Nine Hundred and twenty-eight, 
personally appeared before me a Clerk Circuit Court, in and for the County and 
State aforesaid Rebecca J. Hunter a resident of Union County of Worthington Springs,
State of Florida, who being duly sworn according to law, makes the following 
declaration in order to obtain a pension under the provisions of the General 
Pension Laws of Florida.

That she is the lawful widow of Hiram Hunter who enlisted under the name of Hiram 
Hunter (refer to former application).

That he also served For proof of husband's war service, refer to Pension No. 5510 
on file in the Comptroller's Office.

(State here if husband drew a pension, and when.)

Yes about 25 or 26 years.

That she was lawfully married to the said Hiram Hunter under the name of Rebecca J. 
Hunter in the County of Bradford State of Florida on the fourth day of January, 1866, 
and that she was not divorced from him before nor has she remarried since his death,
which occurred on the 25th day of December, 1928, in the County of Union, State of 
Florida except as hereinafter stated.

That she is a resident of Union County, Florida, and has continuously resided in 
the State of Florida since the 7th day of March 1851.

That she was heretofore granted a pension from the State of Florida under Certificate 
No. ____. That she is not a pensioner of any other State.

That her Postoffice address is Worthington Springs, County of Union, State of Florida.

Her X mark:  Rebecca J. Hunter

Attest:

(1) C. C. Dauberly
(2) Addie Mae Raulerson

Sworn and subscribed before me this 28th day of December, A. D. 1928, I hereby 
certify that the above declaration, etc., was made known and fully explained to the 
applicant before swearing, and that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the 
prosecution of this claim.

S. T. Dowling
Clerk of Circuit Court
Union County, Fla.

(a) & (b) Blank

(c)

State of Florida,
County of Union

Before me, a notary public, in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally 
appeared S. W. DuBose and Mrs. S. W. DuBose who, being duly sworn according to law, 
deposes and says, each for himself, that they know of their own personal knowledge 
of the death of Hiram Hunter which occurred at Worthington, County of Union, State 
of Florida, on the 25 day of Dec., A. D. 1928.

S. W. DuBose
Mrs. S. W. DuBose

Sworn and subscribed before me this 27 day of Dec., A. D. 1928.

D. E. Robert
N. P.

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Report of County Commissioners

We, the undersigned, County Commissioners in and for the County of Union, Florida, 
do hereby report that at a meeting of the Board of County Commissioners held this 
day, the foregoing application of ____ for a pension under the Laws of Florida, was 
investigated be us; that we are satisfied that the applicant has been a bona fide 
citizen of the State of Florida for eight years just preceding the date of this 
application, and that the representations made in the petition and affidavits are 
true, and that a pension should be granted the applicant.

Witness our hands this 8th day of January, A. D. 1929.

(1) S .M. Dukes, Chairman
(2) W. S. Croft
(3) B. E. Brown
(4) J. M. Conner
(5) Hassie Hurst
County Commissioners

By the County Commissioners.  Attest:

S. T. Dowling
Clerk Circuit Court

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State of Florida,}
County of Duval}

Personally came before me the undersigned attesting officer, Mrs. M. H. Hatchell, 
who after being duly sworn, deposes and says on oath that she makes this affidavit 
to support the claim for a pension of Mrs. Rebecca J. Hunter, of Worthington Springs, 
Union County, Florida.

Affiant further says that she was present at the marriage ceremony of said Mrs. 
Rebecca J. Hunter to her husband, now deceased, Hiram Hunter; and affiant knows that 
the said Hunters were lawfully married in the year 1866 in Bradford, now Union 
County, Florida, by Jacob Hires, Justice of the Peace, and affiant was present at 
and witnessed said marriage.

Mrs. M. H. Hatchell

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 31st day of December, 1928.

L. V. Hogan
Notary Public, State of Florida at Large

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S. T. Dowling
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Union County
Lake Butler, Florida

January 10th, 1929

Hon. Ernest Amos
Tallahassee, Fla.

Dear Sir:

I am inclosing [sic] you application for pension of Mrs. Hunter widow of Hiram Hunter.

The records of this County have been burned twice since the marriage of Mrs. Hunter,
and she has not been able to find but one living witness to her marriage to Mr. 
Hunter.

Yours very truly,

S. T. Dowling

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Jan. 15, 1929

Hon. S. T. Dowling
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Lake Butler, Fla.

Dear Sir:

I beg to acknowledge receipt of application of Mrs. Rebecca J. Hunter, which has 
been filed in the Pension Department for consideration of the Board at its next 
meeting.

You have only one witness to the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Hunter therefore it will 
be necessary for her to get affidavit from some friend who has known her for a good 
many years and knows that she lived with Mr. Hunter as his wife for that period.  
Please forward this additional information to this office.

Yours very truly,

Comptroller

d

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Feb. 7th, 1929

Mrs. Rebecca J. Hunter
Worthing [sic] Springs, Fla.

Dear Madam:

In looking over your application for pension, I find that you omitted to furnish 
proof of your marriage as required by law, and I would therefore, suggest that you 
furnish an additional affidavit of your marriage as soon as convenient.  If it is 
impossible to furnish the affidavit of a party present at the ceremony you may 
submit the affidavit of someone who know that you and your husband were commonly 
known as man and wife and were living together as such at the time of his death.

Assuring you my appreciation for your prompt attention to this matter, I am,

Respectfully,

Comptroller

/B

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State of Florida
County of Union

Before me, S. T. Dowling, Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for Union County, 
Florida, personally appeared before me J. B. Dowling, who by me being first duly 
sworn deposes and says that he has known Mr. Hiram Hunter and Mrs. Rebecca Hunter, 
for the past thirty-five or forty years, and know of their own personal knowledge 
that they have been living together during that period of time as husband and wife.

J. B. Dowling

Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 6th day of February A. D. 1929.

S. T. Dowling
Clerk of Circuit Court
Union County, Fla.

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State of Florida
County of Union

Before me, S. T. Dowling, Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for Union County, 
Florida, personally appeared before me, F. M. Rivers who by me being first duly 
sworn deposes and says that he has known Mr. Hiram Hunter and Mrs. Rebecca Hunter, 
for the past thirty-five or forty years, and know of their own personal knowledge 
that they have been living together during that period of time as husband and wife.

F. M. Rivers

Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 6th day of February A. D. 1929.

S. T. Dowling
Clerk Circuit Court

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Claim For Pension
By
Mrs. Rebecca J. Hunter
Of Worthington Springs, Union County
Widow of Hiram Hunter
Of "D" Company
1st Bat. Fla. Regiment
Filed In Pension Department
Jan. 11th, 1929
Approved and Filed In Comptroller's Office
Feb. 28, 1929
With pay from Jan 1, 1929
At the rate of $480.00 per annum
Roumelle Bowen
Secretary of Board